The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-17
Denunciation of the Ineficiency and
Supineness Shown by the Mayor.
The City Already Crowded with Strangers,
and All Incoming Trains Add to the Throng
--0,Brien to Arrive Early This Morning.
THE SITUATION AT TORONTO.
1t Is Considered Certain that O'Brien's Visit
VIII Result n a Riot

attended Dy o,U0U persons. IS one or absolute
conviction that riot will follow if Mr.. O'Brien
insists on speaking. Every hall is closed to
him, and open-air meeting is the only
alternative between failure here and the in
sistance upon free speech. Mr.. O'Brien was ex-
pected to arrive here By the o'clock A. NJ
train to-day, but he did not come. His absence
was partly due to the dispatches between him
and the committee of the National League
crossing each other. He had telegraphed
President J. a. Mulligan to say he would leave
Montreal. on Sunday night if he so desired.
The answer was characteristic: "Come at
onceD He will. however, be here. and will
speak tomorrow afternoon. at o'clock. The
time and place not yet decided. He will
also be banqueted by the League at the Rossin
House. On Wednesday morning he will leave
for Ottawa TO make address
Lord Lansdowne is still here the guest of the
Lieutenant-governor of Ontario, John Beverly
Robinson. A detective from Scotland Yard, who
came with Mr. OBren, one of the Domin-
ion secret-service men, and another from Pinker
toms agency. are guarding his Lordship's per-
sonal safety. The Countess of Lansdowne is ap-
prehensive, and intensely nervous Mayor How
land has expressed his official inability to pre-
vent riot in Wow of the strong prejudice. which
has been wrought TO high pitch by Prof. Gold
win Smiths antinationalst speech
The situation may be briefly condensed by the
following figures: The Sons of England, a secret
society has 10 900 mem bers the Orange element,
10000: Queens Own Rifles. LOO: the Grena-
diers. I, 400; the contingent of the Dominion reg
ular force 120; the Governor-generals body
guard, 400, and the police force. under command
of Colonel Gassett. formerly of the British army.
lao; total, 3,770 armed men. The
county of York, with its detachments of toughs
from Egingtou, Yorkville, Newmarket and
Holland suburbs of Toronto. is estimated at
5000 more-against which the Nationalist ele-
ment can show net than 5000 men.
Sinsularly enough, the president of the League
is q law partner of Sir John Macdonald, the
Dominion Premier. The vice presidents are FL.
Curran and BRYAN Lynch; the treasurer, r.
Teefy and the secretary Daniel A. Cahill.
Mr.. George NJ Harrington, a member of the
executive committee. said to-day that the sense
of the League is that Mr. O'Brien should have
the right to exercise free speech. at all hazards
and that will be insisted upon at all costs. Any
other view than this would place the League
here in false position with the courts 1--WE
do not desire any breach of the peace he said
eff 1t comes it will not be from u.s. but that it
will come is a foregone conclusion. Whether Mr..
O'Brien will be heard or not, the attempt will be
made We quite ready to believe that
it is Lord Lansdowne's wish that he should be
heard, but the situation is beyond his personal .
influence to stop severe riot when it once be-
gins Toronto is one of the toughest places for
riots in the Dominion. 1t has been suggested
that O'Brieu should make an address at the ho-
tel. before few members but that would be a
back-down wholly incompatible with our posi-
ton. Subscriptions are flowing in. and our
membership has increased one-fourth since Mr..
OBrien came to Canada The boys will rally
round him to q man. I can scarcely see the end
of it, but fear that it will be bloody one.
Many citizens who are opposed to the League
believe Mr. OBrien should be protected by the
whole military force, if necessary but as that is
composed of every three out of FIVE men who
belong to the Orange order. to the Sons of
England, their ideas of protection will scarcely
be realized"
The incoming trains from all parts Of the
country are crowded with strangers. The su-
pineness of Mayor Rowland is disgusting, even
to those of his own people who are opposed to
home rule in any shape. He is as dumb as an
oyster regarding the position of affairs. Pres-
dent Mulligan, of the League, said to-day
Lord Lansdowne's alleged desire to give Mr..
O'Brien fair show comes too late in the day.
drew's Hall, which is owned by the city, were
completed last Wednesday. between the League
committee and Alderman Irwin, chair
man of the corporation property COM
mittee. On Thursday Alderman Irwin
accompanied Lord Lansdowne on visit
to point opposite the city. That same evening
he induced the council to break their engage
ment to which their committee was pledged. If
Lord Lansdowne had been desirous of giving
O'Brien fair play. why did he not say as much
then, and all this anxiety might have been
avoided. The present excitement, however, has
had the effect of rallying the Irishmen of this
town as has never been done before Indeed. it
is surprise to me- The meeting will take place
at any cost"
Mr.. Mulligan is a young man of thirty years OF
age, and is full of energy and enthusiasm Vice
president Currap also indorsel Dir. aiulligan's
views. He left to-day for Hamilton, forty
miles distant IN connection with the OBrien
arrangements, but will return tonight
The report that editor OBrien to reach
this city this morning attracted large crowd to
the Union Depot about the time the Montreal
express was due. AS the train steamed into the
depot a rush was made to the Montreal Pull
man by the crowd, eager TO get glimpse Of the
great agitator There were several false alarms,
ard several passengers who had the fate to
slightly resemble Mr. OBreu received ovations
before the mistake was discovered. When it
was learned that O'Brien not on board the
train the crowd quietly dispersed a telegram
was received from Montreal later in the day,
stating that OBrien will leave for Toronto
tonight, by the Grand Trunk railway, reaching
here tomorrow morning.
The local branch of the National, League has
definitely decided that Mr.. O'Brien shall deliver
his lecture in Queens Park to morrow afternoon,
at O'Clock, from the platform occupied
by the speakers at Saturdays public meeting
On his arrival he will be met by the executive
of the National League, who will es-
cort him to the Rossin House, where an address